Toast Ruggles delisted

[Catastic82]

Would be ahead of Bews easily after this debut you would think

Hopefully he can keep this form up

 

[Lester Burnham]

Great first game by Tom Ruggles. Intercept marks, composure, accurate disposals and got stuck in when he needed to. Does he have a touch of Scarlo about him?

 

[Lana]

Barely did a thing wrong all day. I hope our four talls experiment just ended.

 

[CatTricks]

Would be ahead of Bews easily after this debut you would think

Hopefully he can keep this form up

Wouldn't mind seeing both Bews and Ruggles play at some stage. Give em a crack at Ballantyne and Walters and see how they go

 

[catempire]

https://twitter.com/GeelongCats/status/719104309451816960

 

[one eyed cat]

Great debut Tom Ruggles, You made me very happy today. Good luck for the future .
GO CATS.

 

[Lana]

https://twitter.com/GeelongCats/status/719104309451816960

That's a strong endorsement from the coach, I haven't seen the likes since Mitch Brown was in our long term plans in late 2014

 

[The rabbi]

Great start. What a beautiful kick he has too, don't recall him missing a target all day.

Very good by foot today when most on the field seemed to struggle to hit targets.

 

[catswhiskers]

A very good debut. Takes his time. Makes good decisions. Surprisingly quick across the ground.
Hope it continues.

 

[DanA]

Really strong game for a 1st gamer. Foot skills and decision making stood out, wasn't overawed. I thought he was our best defender behind Enright and really the spot should be his for the time being. Would like to see how he goes with a lock down role though.

 

[Turbocat]

Not sure it could have gone much better than that for Tom. He looked steady , if not better than that most of the time. Took the game on a couple times and made it work. Hit the passes he went for , actually looked neater by foot than id seen him before. Seemed proficient overhead. Really nice blend of tough , no nonsense type with enough run and skill to get the job done and his body is play now ready. If he can become a player for us with a very late Rookie pick , it really changes the mantra of selling our future blah,blah,blah.

All you can do is tick them off , one game at a time . Tick for Rugged Ruggles. Well done Tom.

 

[Turbocat]

That's a strong endorsement from the coach, I haven't seen the likes since Mitch Brown was in our long term plans in late 2014

Is that a backhander or what , bazinga !!!

 

[Boxhead_31]

Like how Derm was losing his lunch over Ruggles falling to us with such a late draft pick

 

[Benny78]

Not sure it could have gone much better than that for Tom. He looked steady , if not better than that most of the time. Took the game on a couple times and made it work. Hit the passes he went for , actually looked neater by foot than id seen him before. Seemed proficient overhead. Really nice blend of tough , no nonsense type with enough run and skill to get the job done and his body is play now ready. If he can become a player for us with a very late Rookie pick , it really changes the mantra of selling our future blah,blah,blah.

All you can do is tick them off , one game at a time . Tick for Rugged Ruggles. Well done Tom.

We have 4 father-sons coming through in 2018

 

[David the Cat]

Excellent debut...was sold by hand and foot, and doesn't lack courage either. Seems to have a bit of mongrel in him as well.

Wont be the last we see of him by a long shot. Got a vote from me for his performance and I wasn't the only one.

Well done Tom Ruggles.

 

[cynical]

exactly what we needed

 

[DanA]

Not sure it could have gone much better than that for Tom. He looked steady , if not better than that most of the time. Took the game on a couple times and made it work. Hit the passes he went for , actually looked neater by foot than id seen him before. Seemed proficient overhead. Really nice blend of tough , no nonsense type with enough run and skill to get the job done and his body is play now ready. If he can become a player for us with a very late Rookie pick , it really changes the mantra of selling our future blah,blah,blah.

All you can do is tick them off , one game at a time . Tick for Rugged Ruggles. Well done Tom.

I think we might actually have found two pretty good players in Menegola and Ruggles. Early call because we only seen a tiny flash of Menegola and not much more of Ruggles but I could see both being 100 gamers.

 

[DanA]

We have 4 father-sons coming through in 2018

We have to find the draft capital for them though.

 

[cats_09]

We have to find the draft capital for them though.

Alternatively we talk them down to make others not interested

 

[RedVest4]

Kid is a gun, very excited to see how he goes for the year.

 

[thegerman]

What I liked about him, is he plays a little taller by taking marks in the pack. He too kicks stabbing punt kicks, so getting to his teammates quicker.

The latter is good to see as we have a few that kick and hope a bit.

 

[WaxiesDargle]

With Enright possibly hanging up he boots this season, Ruggles has come along at just the right time. Similar type of players (Boris obviously on a whole other level). Has stepped straight in and hopefully can become a mainstay in years to come. Should only get better. Has quite an attacking aspect to his game which we will hopefully see more of as he settles in and becomes more confident.

 

[Sttew]

Loved his game yesterday. He seems to be a good decision maker with poise. He looks like he's been part of the team forever!

Have we worked out an appropriate nickname yet?

 

[dazbroncos]

Would like to see Ruggles and Thurlow in the same team in the future.

Wonder now if Bews can lift or if he's at his ceiling already. Will be interesting to see rest of the year now.

Go Catters

 

[fpm84]

Reckon the one Geelong person who wasn't happy with Ruggles' game was Jed Bews.